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Richard Dawkins's refusal to debate is cynical and anti-intellectualist | Daniel Came
Using William Lane Craig's remarks as an excuse not to engage in reasoned debate is typical of New Atheist polemicRichard Dawkins is not alone in his refusal to debate with William Lane...
New Study Finds No Mobile Phone, Brain Cancer Link
The largest study of its kind revealed that mobile phones do not increase the risk of brain cancer.
Ways to ease math anxiety studied
CHICAGO, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a brain study has revealed how successful students overcome math anxiety by controlling their fears.
A new discipline emerges: The psychology of science
You've heard of the history of science, the philosophy of science, maybe even the sociology of science. But how about the psychology of science?
Future-Directed Therapy helps depression patients cultivate optimistic outlook
Patients with major depression do better by learning to create a more positive outlook about the future, rather than by focusing on negative thoughts about their past experiences, researchers say...
Improved living environments can reduce health problems for women and children
Low-income women with children who moved from high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhoods experienced notable long-term improvements in aspects of their health; namely, reductions in diabetes and extreme obesity, according to a...
Pre-term babies' exposure to steroids associated with impaired brain growth
Premature infants exposed after birth to drugs known as glucocorticoids are at increased risk for having impaired growth of the cerebellum, according to new findings. The cerebellum is a region...
Science belongs to the religious too | Fern Elsdon-Baker
Sadly, we've reached a point where I have to declare my atheism and some scientists are scared to 'come out' as ChristianA respected friend and scientific academic colleague confided in me last...
Camera lets people shoot first, focus later
Startup Lytro unveiled a camera that lets people adjust the focus on photos after they take them.
'Sons of Anarchy' app to sell goods during show
(AP) -- Watching organized crime shows apparently has a way of bringing out people's fashion sense.
Study of US popular music links luxury alcohol brands with degrading sex
In a study published online today in the international journal Addiction, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh reported that the average US adolescent is heavily exposed to alcohol brand references...
False starts can sneak by in women's sprinting
Olympic timing procedures don't accurately detect false starts by female sprinters, according to a new analysis by University of Michigan researchers.
Cameras catch jaguars in Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say camera traps in Bolivia in one of the world's most biologically diverse areas have identified more individual jaguars than...
Study: Childhood stress ups smoking odds
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Early childhood adversity increases the likelihood of developing nicotine addiction in later life, U.S. researchers say.
Poor neighborhoods may contribute to poor health
A study of low-income residents in L.A. and four other U.S. cities finds that those who moved into better-off areas may become healthier than those who stayed behind.People who move...
Seemingly Ordinary Football Game, Then a Player Dies
Despite a greater focus on safety in football, brains remain vulnerable, especially those of teenagers, and even the most ordinary collisions can kill.
Men Win Humor Test (by a Hair)
Men are funnier than women, but only just barely and mostly to other men. So says a new psychology study.
Expenses for egg donors, or profit? Depends on whether you have ovaries | Zoe Williams
Egg donation is not like getting gum balls out of a slot machine. Reasonable compensation could be 10 times the £750 on offerThe Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority on Wednesday voted to triple...
US requests website censoring details from China
(AP) -- The U.S. government has formally asked China to turn over details of its policies for censoring websites.
Freedom To Cheat?
Freedom To Cheat?Do the laws and constitutional safeguards which guarantee freedom of speech grant a freedom to cheat? According to a basic principle of common law, freedom of speech ends...
Frank look at marijuana laws
There are plenty of problems that the federal government should focus on fixing. But according to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., stopping the sale and use of marijuana isn’t one of them....
Baseball And Belief Engines
In a few short hours, the World Series will begin between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals. In the midst of all the talk of how offense is...
'Citizen scientists' track tardy fall colours
If you think the leaves are taking their time turning colour this year, scientists think you might be right — and that it may be linked to climate change.
Teens' IQs Can Fluctuate, Study Suggests
Their IQ is linked to structural and functional changes in speech- and movement-related regions of the brain.
Teenagers' IQ scores can rise or fall sharply during adolescence
A study suggests IQ is not stable during teenage years as was thought but shifts in step with changes in particular brain areasScores on IQ tests can change dramatically during teenage years, rising...
A child’s memory in military time
A 1-year-old child can hold onto a memory for at most a week or two, and can’t understand the passage of time until reaching school age, Harvard child development specialists said at...
Propensity for longer life span inherited non-genetically over generations, study says
We know that our environment -- what we eat, the toxic compounds we are exposed to -- can positively or negatively impact our life span. But could it also affect...
Achievement recognized by academy
Twenty Harvard professors are among 179 of the nation’s most influential artists, scientists, scholars, authors, and institutional leaders who were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at an Oct. 1...